diabetes

Question 1

insulin pumps are usually given too

Answer 1

TYPE 1

Question 2

what is a job of insulin pump

Answer 2

is to mimic the body in production of the baseline insulin

Question 3

if you are type 2 diabetic what type of insulin will you generally need

Answer 3

intermediate/long acting since you still have some function

Question 4

side effects of insulin

Answer 4

can drop levs too low causing hypo

due to anabolic hormone causes lip hypotrophy so always change sites of injection

Question 5

alcohol and diabtes relationship

Answer 5

drinking increases risk of type 2 diabtest

generally alcohol raises blood sugar as it has a lot of calories and can lead to weight gain

however if you are taking insulin and alcohol your risk of hypoglycemia is increased as it prevents the liver from releasing the excess glucose stored.

Question 6

hypoglcyemia
tx

Answer 6

usually below 4 mmol

glucogel
glucose or dextrose tablets

if unconscious glucagon injection

Question 7

ideal hb1ac for a diabetic is

why do we care about the levels

Answer 7

6.5%

because over the hreshold you are at risk of complications relared to diabets

Question 7

what is hb1ac

Answer 7

test for diagnosing type 2, or lookingat how well controlled your type 2 is looks at your rbc for the last 3 months and how controlled your blood sugars are

once the glucose binds to the rbc it stays there so you know.

Question 9

hb1ac vs normal blood test

Answer 9

normal : looks at your sugar now

hb1 ac _ in the past 3 moths

Question 10

c peptide

Answer 10

is in direct proportiion to the amount of insulin so helps differentiate between type 1 and type 2 not really a diagnostic tool

Question 11

what other confition is closely linked to type 1

Answer 11

thyroid disease

Question 12

random glucose over ?

Answer 12

11

Question 13

high glycemic index

Answer 13

cause a rapid spike in insulin levels so short